🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 4.8.21

Kiṣkindhā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Kiṣkindhā · Sarga 8 · Verse 21

उपकार फलम् मित्रम् अपकारो अरि लक्षणम् ।अद्य एव तम् वधिष्यामि तव भार्या अपहारिणम् ॥४-८-२१॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 4.8.21 · Devanāgarī reading text

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Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Kiṣkindhā-Kāṇḍa 4.8.21." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/kishkindha-kanda/8/21.
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